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- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the eight audit reports covering Irish Aid spending, produced as a result of the audit visits carried out by the evaluation and audit unit in 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12633/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the changes to the oversight and control of Irish Aid spending in recipient countries that have been recommended as a result of the audit visits carried out by the evaluation and audit unit in 2006 and 2007; the recommended changes that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12634/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the changes to the oversight and control of Irish Aid spending in recipient countries that were recommended in 2006 and 2007 by Irish Aid internal auditors based on location at Irish Aid missions; the recommended changes that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12636/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the changes to the oversight and control of Irish Aid spending in recipient countries recommended in 2006 and 2007 by joint donor funded audits; the recommended changes that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12637/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the changes to the oversight and control of Irish Aid spending in recipient countries recommended in 2006 and 2007 by audit reports obtained from partner organisations; the recommended changes that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the concerns regarding oversight and control of Irish Aid spending in recipient countries that were brought to the attention of senior management in 2006 and 2007; the changes that were implemented as a result of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12639/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (3 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish Aid internal auditors based on location at Irish Aid missions; and the location of each of these auditors. [12635/08]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Apr 2008)
John Deasy: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to an application for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; when a design team will be appointed and the project progressed to architectural planning stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11426/08]
- Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (12 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that of the total of 24 measures with specific 2007 deadlines in the energy White Paper, 15 have not been done, and only six were done on time; his further views on whether this is an acceptable level of achievement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10655/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned expenditure on overseas aid in each of the years 2008 to 2012; the estimated proportion of GNP and GDP this expenditure represents in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10353/08]
- Written Answers — Vehicle Testing: Vehicle Testing (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Transport if the final report of the commercial vehicle testing review takes into consideration oil spillages from all vehicles, including trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10044/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Defence the transport arrangements that have been put in place to transport the full contingent of the Irish EUFOR mission from the west coast of Africa to Chad in April 2008; and the length of time it is expected that journey will take. [10131/08]
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if changes have been made to the overall auditing system of Irish Aid; if there are plans to make changes in the auditing of the Irish Aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/08]
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: I refer the Minister of State to the INTRAC consultants report published last year for the Department of Foreign Affairs. It reported that any entity receiving Irish aid should have to abide by tighter contracts and tougher reporting rules.It also mentioned that many of the agencies in question, dispensing moneys given by Irish Aid, supplied only very general and sometimes inaccurate...
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: In January the Minister announced that we were heading towards the millennium goal target of 0.7% of gross national income. While we support this, there is growing concern that a political objective is being sought. As a result, the moneys may not be getting to the poorest. What is the Minister of State's view?
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of Government overseas aid spent in each of the top 12 recipient countries in 2007; the amount of such aid that is planned to be spent in each of these countries in each of the years 2008 to 2012; his plans to change the regional focus of overseas aid in the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/08]
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: I refer to aid going to countries. The Minister of State grouped four countries together. Two or three weeks ago, the Minister of State suspended any increase in aid to Mozambique. Why was that done? What oversight exists at senior Government level? How often does the Minister of State meet the heads of NGOs, organisations such as Trócaire, GOAL and Concern? The Minister of State...
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: The increase in spending.
- Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Does this mean we can all contribute?
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2008)
John Deasy: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has had discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the provision of grant aid to schools who could sink their own water wells thus eliminating water rate bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9801/08]